印尼发生吊桥坍塌事故 3人死亡

时间：2011-11-27 07:39:13

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At least three people have died and 17 others have been injured after a bridge collapsed² in Borneo, Indonesia.

印度尼西亚婆罗洲一座桥梁坍塌，至少3人死亡、17人受伤。

The bridge was reported to be the longest in Borneo
A bus, cars and motorcycles plunged³ from the bridge, which connects Tenggarong and Tenggarong Seberang town, into the Mahakam River below.

The bridge, 720m long and completed in 2002, is reported to be the longest suspension bridge（吊桥） in Borneo.

Witnesses described survivors⁴ screaming as they swam to the shore after the bridge gave way（倒塌） .

Many of the injured were reported to be suffering from head wounds.

Rescuers found the bodies of three men who had apparently⁵ drowned in the river, while 17 others were taken to Parekesit hospital in Tenggarong, the capital of Kutai Kertanegara district.

The bridge was built to resemble（类似） San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge. The cause of the collapse¹ was not immediately clear.

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1 collapse
vi.累倒；昏倒；倒塌；塌陷
参考例句：
The country's economy is on the verge of collapse.国家的经济已到了崩溃的边缘。 The engineer made a complete diagnosis of the bridge's collapse.工程师对桥的倒塌做了一次彻底的调查分析。

2 collapsed
adj.倒塌的
参考例句：
Jack collapsed in agony on the floor. 杰克十分痛苦地瘫倒在地板上。 The roof collapsed under the weight of snow. 房顶在雪的重压下突然坍塌下来。

3 plunged
v.颠簸( plunge的过去式和过去分词 )；暴跌；骤降；突降
参考例句：
The train derailed and plunged into the river. 火车脱轨栽进了河里。 She lost her balance and plunged 100 feet to her death. 她没有站稳，从100英尺的高处跌下摔死了。

4 survivors
幸存者，残存者，生还者( survivor的名词复数 )
参考例句：
The survivors were adrift in a lifeboat for six days. 幸存者在救生艇上漂流了六天。 survivors clinging to a raft 紧紧抓住救生筏的幸存者

5 apparently
adv.显然地；表面上，似乎
参考例句：
An apparently blind alley leads suddenly into an open space.山穷水尽，豁然开朗。 He was apparently much surprised at the news.他对那个消息显然感到十分惊异。